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The median house price in Ropes Crossing is $1.06m, with units at $618k. House values have moved 5.8% a year compounded over five years.
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Ropes Crossing has an estimated 7,518 residents, up from 7,280 at the 2021 Census — a change of 238 people, or 3.3%. Growth has averaged 0.5% a year over five years. That puts 1,367 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to the analysis of demographic updates compiled by the ABS for the wider region and new address points confirmed by AreaSearch post-Census, the suburb of Ropes Crossing is estimated to have a population of approximately 7,518 as of May 2026. This represents a growth of 238 people (3.3%) relative to the 2021 Census, which documented a population of 7,280 people. This variation is calculated from a resident population of 7,510, estimated by AreaSearch following analysis of the latest ERP data release from the ABS (June 2025) plus an additional 2 validated new addresses after the Census date.
Such a population count results in a density ratio of 1,366 persons per square kilometer, which is greater than the average across national locations evaluated by AreaSearch. Throughout the past decade, Ropes Crossing has shown steady expansion with a 3.5% compound annual growth rate, exceeding the SA3 area. The population expansion within this locality was mostly driven by natural growth, which comprised approximately 57.99999999999999% of the total population increases during recent time frames. AreaSearch applies ABS/Geoscience Australia projections for each SA2 area, which were published in 2024 using 2022 as the base year. In instances where SA2 areas are not represented in this data set, projections at the SA2 level from the NSW State Government released in 2022 using 2021 as the base year are utilized. Growth rates across age groups derived from these aggregations are also applied to all areas for the years 2032 to 2041. When analyzing future population trends, growth in the lower quartile of Australian statistical areas is expected, with the area projected to increase by 284 persons to 2041 based on aggregated SA2-level projections, which represents a gain of 3.7% in total over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
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According to AreaSearch evaluations of ABS building approval records distributed from statistical area data, Ropes Crossing has seen approximately 3 dwellings approved for development on an annual basis, amounting to an estimated 17 homes over the past 5 financial years. Thus far in FY-26, 7 approvals have been logged. With an average of 10.3 new residents per year for each home constructed over the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), the supply of housing is failing to match demand, which typically suggests increased competition among buyers, causing upward pricing pressure, while new homes are being built at an average value of $216,000—below regional benchmarks—indicating more affordable housing options for buyers.
Furthermore, $23,000 in commercial approvals have been registered this financial year, pointing to a predominantly residential orientation. Relative to Greater Sydney, Ropes Crossing shows a much lower volume of development activity (82.0% below regional average per person). This restricted rate of new construction typically supports demand and valuations for existing properties. This volume is also below average nationally, indicating the maturity of the locality and suggesting potential planning constraints. Furthermore, new building activity has consisted entirely of detached dwellings, preserving the suburban character of the area with a focus on family houses for buyers looking for space. Interestingly, builders are creating more detached housing than the historical distribution suggests (78.0% at Census), showing ongoing strong demand for family homes despite broader trends toward higher density. With approximately 2996 people per dwelling approval, Ropes Crossing represents an exceptionally mature market. Looking forward, Ropes Crossing is projected to expand by 276 residents through to 2041 (based on the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate). If current development trends persist, the supply of housing may fall short of population gains, which could increase competition among buyers and support stronger growth in property values.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks one current infrastructure or development project inside Ropes Crossing, worth an estimated $1.2 billion. A further 25 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $15.9 billion. 10 are already under construction and 10 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities, precincts & urban renewal. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Few factors can affect a locality's performance as much as changes to regional infrastructure, major developments, and urban planning schemes. In total, 4 projects have been identified by AreaSearch as likely to influence the area. Key developments include the Richmond Road Upgrade - M7 to Townson Road, The Ponds North West Growth Area - Adjacent Precincts, the M12 Motorway (Western Sydney Airport Motorway), and the Parklawn Place Boarding House, with the subsequent list detailing the projects most likely to be of relevance.
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The Ponds North West Growth Area - Adjacent Precincts
Major residential expansion across the North West Growth Area surrounding The Ponds, Schofields and adjacent precincts. Mirvac continues delivery of its EVE community while Landcom and other developers are progressing additional neighbourhoods supported by new roads, parks, schools and local infrastructure. The wider precinct remains one of Sydney's largest long-term greenfield growth areas, with further rezoning and infrastructure planning continuing in nearby West Schofields and Marsden Park.
CDC Marsden Park Data Centre Campus
The Marsden Park Campus is set to become the largest data centre campus in the southern hemisphere, providing over 504 MW of planned capacity with scalability towards 1 GW. The facility is designed to support high-density AI and liquid cooling workloads with 24/7 on-site security and Tier IV equivalent resiliency to support the growing digital economy in Western Sydney.
Nepean Hospital Redevelopment
A major expansion of Nepean Hospital. Stage 1 (Building A) is complete and operational. Stage 2 is in its final year of construction, delivering a seven-storey building with an Intensive Care Unit, medical imaging, renal dialysis, and a new main entry. The project also includes a recently completed 10-bed Adolescent Mental Health Unit and a new community health centre. The Stage 2 facade features terracotta and white panels inspired by the Blue Mountains.
The Quarter - Penrith Health and Education Precinct
The Quarter is a 400-hectare specialized health and education precinct in Western Sydney, integrating Nepean Public and Private Hospitals, Western Sydney University, and TAFE NSW. The centerpiece is the $1 billion Nepean Hospital Redevelopment. Stage 2 is currently in the final year of construction, involving a seven-story clinical building featuring an expanded ICU, medical imaging, nuclear medicine, and a neonatal intensive care unit. As of March 2026, the main entry and facade are complete, with internal fit-out and road upgrades on Barber Avenue progressing toward an expected late 2026 completion.
M12 Motorway
The M12 Motorway is a 16-kilometre, toll-free dual-carriageway providing the primary access to the Western Sydney International Airport. The project features 17 bridges, a grade-separated interchange at the airport, and an extensive shared user path for pedestrians and cyclists. It integrates with the M7 and The Northern Road, utilizing innovative 'Connecting with Country' designs including the Great Emu in the Sky sculpture.
Kings Central Werrington
Lendlease masterplanned community delivering over 300 turnkey homes across approximately 28 hectares next to Werrington Station, built in partnership with Eden Brae Homes and Creation Homes. Now around 87 percent sold, with a limited selection of premium parkfront homes remaining. Two parks totaling approximately 3 hectares of open space have been completed, and once finished the community will house more than 1000 residents.
Mulgoa Road Upgrade Stage 2
The NSW and Australian governments are delivering the Mulgoa Road Upgrade Stage 2 between Glenmore Parkway and Jeanette Street. The project widens the corridor to improve capacity, safety and travel reliability, replaces the Glenmore Parkway roundabout with traffic signals, upgrades intersections, provides bus priority and improves pedestrian and cycling links with shared paths. Major construction is underway and completion is expected in late 2028.
Parklawn Place Boarding House
DA-approved co-living / boarding house development over ground-floor cafe/retail. Current marketing indicates 32 self-contained studio rooms with generous communal areas; the development has progressed to Construction Certificate stage. The site is currently being marketed for sale.
3,578 residents of Ropes Crossing are employed, from a labour force of 4,027. Unemployment sits at 11.1%, with participation at 75.2%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.5% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 5,863, about 78% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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Ropes Crossing is characterized by a well-educated labor force, with strong representation in essential services sectors, an unemployment rate of 11.1%, and an estimated 0.7% growth in employment over the past year, according to AreaSearch aggregations of statistical area data. As of March 2026, 3,578 residents are employed, while the unemployment rate stands 7.0% above the Greater Sydney rate of 4.1%, showing potential for improvement, and workforce participation is significantly above standard levels (75.2% compared to Greater Sydney's 69.1%). Based on Census responses, a high 35.6% of residents worked from home, though the influence of Covid-19 lockdowns should be taken into account.
The primary employment industries for residents consist of health care & social assistance, retail trade, and transport, postal & warehousing. The area shows a distinct employment concentration in transport, postal & warehousing, with a share of employment that is 2.0 times the regional average. Conversely, professional & technical roles are under-represented, accounting for only 5.5% of the workforce in Ropes Crossing compared to 11.5% in Greater Sydney. The area appears to have a limited volume of local jobs, as indicated by the comparison between the Census working population and the resident population. Based on AreaSearch analysis of SALM and ABS statistics gathered from broader statistical zones, during the 12 months leading to March 2026, employment grew by 0.7% while the labor force expanded by 0.7%, with the unemployment rate remaining virtually unchanged. In contrast, Greater Sydney recorded employment growth of 1.9% and labor force growth of 1.9%, alongside a minor decline. National employment forecasts from Jobs and Skills Australia dated May-25 can provide additional perspective on potential future demand in Ropes Crossing. These projections, spanning five and ten-year horizons, have been compared against the local employment profile to estimate growth dynamics. Although national employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, growth rates differ significantly across individual industries. Applying these sector-specific forecasts to the employment distribution of Ropes Crossing suggests local employment should expand by 6.5% over five years and 13.6% over ten years (note that this is a basic weighted extrapolation for demonstration purposes and does not incorporate localized population forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Ropes Crossing is $2,216 a week (about $115,000 a year), with median personal income at $958 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $70,638 a year against an average of $77,339. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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Based on the latest postcode-level ATO data released by AreaSearch for financial year 2023, the median income of taxpayers in the suburb of Ropes Crossing is $70,638, with an average of $77,339. This stands well above the national average, and compares to a median of $60,817 and an average of $83,003 in Greater Sydney. Reflecting Wage Price Index growth of 10.32% since financial year 2023, current estimates would be approximately $77,928 (median) and $85,320 (average) as of March 2026. According to 2021 Census data, household, family, and personal incomes all place highly in Ropes Crossing, sitting between the 74th and 79th percentiles nationally.
Income distribution figures show the largest segment includes 43.9% of residents (3,300 people) in the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket, mirroring broader regional patterns where 30.9% fall into the same bracket. High housing costs absorb 20.8% of earnings, though strong incomes still position disposable income at the 72nd percentile, and the area's SEIFA income ranking falls within the 6th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Ropes Crossing had 2,123 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 78% detached houses and 8% apartments. 61% are owned with a mortgage, 29% rented and 10% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $480 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,300 a month, a total housing cost higher than 97% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 21.7% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.0%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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The mix of housing in Ropes Crossing, as measured at the most recent Census, consisted of 78.3% houses and 21.7% other property types (such as semi-detached homes, apartments, and alternative dwellings), compared to the Sydney metro profile of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Meanwhile, the level of home ownership in Ropes Crossing was lower than the Sydney metro average, standing at 10.3%, with the remaining properties occupied by mortgage holders (60.7%) or tenants (29.0%). The median monthly mortgage payment in the area was lower than the Sydney metro average at $2,300, while the median weekly rent was recorded at $480, compared to Sydney metro figures of $2,427 and $470.
On a national level, mortgage repayments in Ropes Crossing are notably higher than the Australian average of $1,863, while rent values are significantly above the national benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Ropes Crossing counted 2,123 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 3.3 people each. 55% are couples with children, more than in 97% of areas nationally, against 17% couples without children. 14% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family households make up the vast majority of households at 84.6%, consisting of 55.1% couples with children, 16.6% couples without children, and 12.1% single parent families. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 15.4%, which includes lone person households at 14.1% and group households representing 1.0% of the total. The median household size of 3.3 people is larger than the Greater Sydney average of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
33.6% of adults in Ropes Crossing hold a university qualification, including 21.2% with a bachelor degree and 10.4% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 19.1% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 820 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,020 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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The level of educational achievement in Ropes Crossing is considerably higher than broader benchmarks, with 33.6% of residents aged 15+ holding tertiary qualifications, compared to 23.1% in the SA3 area. This major educational advantage positions the area well for knowledge-driven professional opportunities. Bachelor degrees are the most common qualification at 21.2%, followed by postgraduate degrees (10.4%) and graduate diplomas (2.0%). Vocational and technical training is also highly represented, with 30.0% of residents aged 15+ holding vocational credentials, which includes advanced diplomas (10.9%) and certificates (19.1%). Enrollment in education is remarkably high, with 36.9% of local residents currently participating in formal study.
This consists of 16.7% in primary education, 8.2% in secondary education, and 4.4% undertaking tertiary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Ropes Crossing reaches 31 stops on 7 routes, timetabled for about 770 services a week. The typical home sits about 230 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.4 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Analysis of public transport shows 31 active transport stops operating within Ropes Crossing, consisting of a variety of bus services. These stops are serviced by 7 different routes, which together provide 773 weekly passenger trips. Transport accessibility is classified as good, with residents generally located 230 meters from their nearest transport stop. As a primarily residential community, the majority of residents travel outward to work - private vehicles remain the primary mode of travel at 85%, while 9% travel by train. Household vehicle ownership averages 1.4 per dwelling, which is above the regional average.
A high 35.6% of residents work from home (2021 Census; this may reflect temporary COVID-19 settings). The average frequency of service is 110 trips per day across all routes, which corresponds to approximately 24 weekly trips for each transport stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
79.3% of residents in Ropes Crossing report no long-term health condition. 3.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 57.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.7 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Indicators of health suggest lower outcomes in Ropes Crossing, based on the assessment by AreaSearch of mortality rates and the prevalence of chronic illnesses, though the occurrence of common health conditions in the general population is relatively average, albeit higher than the national average among older cohorts, and the rate of private health insurance is very high at approximately 57% of the total population (~4,320 people). This compares to 59.9% across Greater Sydney. The most frequent medical diagnoses in the locality were asthma and diabetes, affecting 7.2 and 4.7% of residents, respectively, while 79.3% reported being completely free of chronic medical conditions compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney.
The area has 7.7% of residents aged 65 and over (578 people), which is lower than the 15.5% recorded in Greater Sydney. Health indicators for senior residents present some difficulties, though they rank lower nationally than the general population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
44.4% of Ropes Crossing residents were born overseas and 46.0% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 87% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (15.1%) and English (14.5%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Ropes Crossing registers a high level of cultural diversity, with 44.4% of the population born outside Australia and 46.0% speaking a language other than English at home. The predominant religion in Ropes Crossing is Christianity, representing 50.0% of the local population. However, the most distinct overrepresentation is seen in Hinduism, which represents 14.4% of the population, notably higher than the Greater Sydney average of 5.2%. Looking at ancestral backgrounds (parents' country of birth), the top three groups represented in Ropes Crossing are Other, accounting for 23.0% of the population, which is significantly higher than the regional average of 16.0%, Australian, representing 15.1% of the population, and English, representing 14.5% of the population.
Additionally, there are clear differences in the concentration of other ethnic backgrounds: Filipino is highly overrepresented at 9.7% of Ropes Crossing (compared to 2.0% regionally), Samoan at 4.5% (compared to 0.5%) and Indian at 10.6% (compared to 3.6%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Ropes Crossing is 31, younger than 93% of areas nationally. 27.3% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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With a median age of 31 years, Ropes Crossing's population is notably younger than the Greater Sydney average of 37 and is significantly below the Australian median of 38. Compared to Greater Sydney, Ropes Crossing has a higher proportion of residents aged 5 - 14 (19.4%) but fewer people aged 65 - 74 (3.1%). This concentration of 5 - 14 year-olds is well above the national level of 12.0%. Since 2021, the 15 to 24 age group has expanded from 11.2% to 12.4% of the population. On the other hand, the 5 to 14 cohort has decreased from 20.3% to 19.4%.
Demographic models indicate that the age profile of Ropes Crossing will change significantly by 2041. The 55 to 64 age cohort is projected to rise steadily, growing by 119 people (28%) from 428 to 548. Conversely, the cohorts aged 0 to 4 and 5 to 14 are expected to experience declines in population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Ropes Crossing
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jun 2026 2 months ago all 1 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Jun 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 5 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 2 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (7,280 at the 2021 Census → 7,518 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to May 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL13411). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.